Associations to the word «Smoldering»

Wiktionary

SMOLDER, verb. (intransitive) (US) To burn with no flame and little smoke.
SMOLDER, verb. (intransitive) (figuratively) To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion.

Dictionary definition

SMOLDER, noun. A fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; "the smoulder suddenly became a blaze".
SMOLDER, verb. Burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire".
SMOLDER, verb. Have strong suppressed feelings.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.